Rory Gallagher Guitar Collection II
Make: Fender Model: Stratocaster Year: 1961 Notes: Originally Sunburst (See Instrument Description for Details) PHOTO BY SHU TOMIOKA Instrument Description Rory Gallagher on his 1961 Strat: “Early on, I got the Stratocaster - in fact it was the first one I ever saw. It’s supposed to have been the first Strat brought into Ireland. The guy who had it before me was in a show band and he ordered a red one. They actually sent a sunburst so he decided to wait for a red one to arrive, and I had the sunburst - it was luxury! It was easy to play from the start and I’ve kept it ever since - in fact it’s getting better! I’ve had to take the neck off occasionally and dry it out – it was getting damp with doing so many gigs and I started to have tuning problems. The pots have gone and the pick-ups have been rewound and things like that. The tremolo arm is broken - but other than that it’s still in one piece! It’s a ‘61 mo...